What’s old is preparing to become new again at a downtown casino that prides itself on historic connections.
El Cortez officials are weeks away from completing a $20 million expansion of its casino — including two new bars, a new high-limit slot area, a noodle restaurant and hundreds of new games in the additional 10,000 square feet.
General Manager Adam Wiesberg said the space is expected to open to the public by the first week of February.
“It’s still El Cortez – upgraded,” Wiesberg said on a recent tour of the project. “I really don’t know that I would change anything. I think it’s a perfect design to accomplish that.”
